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OL: yum or rpm Commands Return "error: Failed to initialize NSS library" (Doc ID 2296215.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Symptoms

 Successfully installed packages on the node via yum. On completion getting error "error: Failed to initialize NSS library" on running any yum or rpm based commands.

Changes

Packages were installed on the node  via yum pointing to public-yum channels.

 

 

Cause

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